Keelhauled
Alestorm Lyrics
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To tell a truth most dire
They lust a traitor in our midst
Who haven't vote the captain's ire
He don't deserve no mercy
We ought to shoot him with a gun
But I am not an evil man
We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope
And throw it overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
I will not say what he has done
His sins are far to grave to tell
It's not my place to judge a man
But boy he will burn in hell
The sharks will dine up on his flesh
And davie jones will have his soul
Take his money and his hat
He won't need them where he's gonna go
And first lets tie him to a rope
And throw him overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope
And throw him overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
The lyrics of Alestorm’s “Keelhauled” depict a group of sailors seeking retribution against a traitor in their crew. The singer acknowledges that the traitor deserves punishment, but also notes that he is not an evil man and proposes that they have some “fun” before condemning him to death. The “fun” they have is a centuries-old maritime punishment known as keelhauling, in which the victim is tied to a rope and dragged underneath the ship. The singer declares that the traitor will be sent to the depths of the ocean, where he will be devoured by sharks and claimed by Davy Jones, a mythical figure associated with death at sea.
The song is a fictional account of a specific type of vigilante justice that sailors would occasionally carry out on board ships during the Age of Sail. Keelhauling was a brutal and often fatal punishment, intended to make an example of the victim and warn others against mutiny or other forms of disobedience. In some cases, the victim would be tied to a heavy weight or an anchor, ensuring that they would not resurface and would be drowned immediately. While the song depicts the sailors enjoying the spectacle of the keelhauling, it is worth noting that in reality it was a grueling and traumatic experience for both the victim and the perpetrators.
Line by Line Meaning
My friends I stand before you
I am addressing those around me
To tell a truth most dire
What I have to say is very serious
They lust a traitor in our midst
Someone among us has committed treason
Who haven't vote the captain's ire
Who has angered the captain
He don't deserve no mercy
He deserves no mercy
We ought to shoot him with a gun
We should kill him
But I am not an evil man
But I do not enjoy violence
So first let's have a little fun
So let's have some fun with him first
We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope
We will bind him with a rope
And throw it overboard
And throw him into the water
Drag him underneath the ship
Pull him under the hull of the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
This will be a frightening and deadly experience for him
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Punish him with a keelhauling, sending him to the ocean floor
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
Also make him walk the plank, drinking rum and singing
I will not say what he has done
I cannot say what he did
His sins are far to grave to tell
His crimes are too serious to mention
It's not my place to judge a man
It is not my role to be the judge of others
But boy he will burn in hell
But he will face punishment for his actions
The sharks will dine up on his flesh
The sharks will eat his body
And davie jones will have his soul
His soul will go to Davy Jones' locker
Take his money and his hat
Take his belongings
He won't need them where he's gonna go
He will not have use for them in the afterlife
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Punish him with a keelhauling, sending him to the ocean floor
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
Also make him walk the plank, drinking rum and singing
We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope
We will bind him with a rope
And throw him overboard
And throw him into the water
Drag him underneath the ship
Pull him under the hull of the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
This will be a frightening and deadly experience for him
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Punish him with a keelhauling, sending him to the ocean floor
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
Also make him walk the plank, drinking rum and singing
Keelhaul, that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below
Punish him with a keelhauling, sending him to the ocean floor
Make that bastard walk the plank with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho
Also make him walk the plank, drinking rum and singing
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHRISTOPHER BOWES, LASSE LAMMERT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MasterHall117
@Sam Mason nah, OP’s right, give up on the loot and harass the crew who sunk you till they give up and surrender the loot (my buddies and I done that)
If your interested in the story, here goes
My buddies and I logged onto sea of thieves, and near the outpost was a ship that dropped it’s loot for some reason so we picked it all up, saw it was a vault key, so we took it and went to Kraken’s Falls (where the vault key belonged). All is good till a sloop and a brig attacked us, so we fought and lost a ton of loot we had picked up along the way to Kraken’s Falls (we spawned on the west most point of the map while making our way East, plenty of loot we picked up along the way). We sunk them and we sank as well, hours later we find them once more partnered with a galley who’s farming FOTD, so we turned our Brig into the Jackdaw and rammed the shit out of all of them, hit a collateral cause they all parked together, I jumped onto the galley and got up the mast above the wheel to tuck and spy on em (I have CC converted chat on cause of my hearing disability, and used it to my advantage in figuring out their next moves), buddies rammed them for maybe an hour or 2 before they finally decided to cash the loot in. We sunk em all just as they approached the outpost and I guess the galley crew all quit cause they were never to be seen on the server again. I’m cashing in their loot in front of their very eyes as my buddies kept them busy on ships and combat. Later found they had reapers only items so we chased them down to reapers (actually beat the brig and sloop to reapers as well), stole their reapers chest and cashed that in front of the crew as well. We sunk em and they quit finally, these guys were already pissed and were messaging my buddies and I cause they are getting salty bout it, but finally, it came full freakin circle when we found the Vault Key on the Brig Crew’s ship, the damn key that started a 5 hour assault on the Sea of Thieves, now in our possession once more!
We made 2 million gold doing this as well, enemy’s FOTD loot was STACKED on top of the vault my buddies and I did
@duvrek
My friends I stand before you
To tell a truth most dire
There lurks a traitor in our midst
Who hath invoked the captain's ire
He don't deserve no mercy
We ought to shoot him with a gun
But I am not an evil man
So first let's have a little fun
We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope
And throw him overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
Keelhaul that filthy landlubber
Send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank
With a bottle of rum and a yo ho ho
I will not say what he has done
His sins are far too grave to tell
It's not my place to judge a man
But for them he will burn in hell
The sharks will dine upon his flesh
And Davy Jones will have his soul
Take his money and his hat
He won't need them where he's gonna go
But first lets tie him to a rope
And throw him overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
Keelhaul that filthy landlubber
Send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank
With a bottle of rum and a yo ho ho
@TheWizardGuyWhoDoes
There is a metal subgenre for almost every type of unusual character throughout history
Pirate Metal: Alestorm
Viking Metal: Amon Amarth
Goblin Metal: Nekrogoblikon
Troll Metal: Finntroll
Werewolf Metal: Powerwolf
And the list will go on and on...
@Isredel
Since nobody ever bothers to put the lyrics into the description:
LYRICS
My friends I stand before you
To tell a truth most dire
There lurks a traitor in our midst
Who hath invoked the captain's ire
He don't deserve no mercy
We ought to shoot him with a gun
But I am not an evil man
So first let's have a little fun
We'll tie that scoundrel to a rope
And throw him overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
Keelhaul that filthy landlubber
Send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank
With a bottle of rum and a yo ho ho
I will not say what he has done
His sins are far too grave to tell
It's not my place to judge a man
But for them he will burn in hell
The sharks will dine upon his flesh
And Davy Jones will have his soul
Take his money and his hat
He won't need them where he's gonna go
But first lets tie him to a rope
And throw him overboard
Drag him underneath the ship
A terrifying deadly trip
Keelhaul that filthy landlubber
Send him down to the depths below
Make that bastard walk the plank
With a bottle of rum and a yo ho ho
@jeremiahcruz1071
alestorm is for raiding ships
sabaton is for raiding trenches
powerwolf is for raiding castles
@insertnamehere1258
Civil War for raiding the Confederacy
@mrdelaney4440
Turisas for raiding small costal communities.
@thmsnrth
And Feuerschwanz for raiding the local ren faire
@A_Ducky
Blind Guardian for dwarves & elves raiding Mordor...
@BloodyBay
Powerwolf is also for raiding brothels; see "Coleus Sanctus." 😁
@bensteinberg2154
This is definitely a genre that was started on a dare but then they realized it unironically slaps
@jmurray1110
And it not even the weirdest
Clowncore is a thing
@dolphinpower1107
@@jmurray1110is it any good?
@jmurray1110
@@dolphinpower1107 it’s a bit chaotic for my taste
As in flips from death metal to elevator music